Her Majesty's Stamps: The Queen hasn't licked themNational Post, CanadaCanadian Museum of CivilizationThe Three Pence Beaver is among the Canadian highlights of the Queen's stamp collection at the Canadian Museum of Civilization. When Sir Sandford Fleming, an engineer and the inventor of standard time zones, designed the …Envelope will salute St. Thomas anniversaryTelegraph-Journalall 2 news articles…
Trophy-hunt packages will remain on eBayVancouver Sun, CanadaA member of the Raincoast Conservation society expressed disappointment that eBay won't ban trophy hunts from its website. EBay is not ready to ban sales of trophy hunts on its popular buy-and-sell website, despite pressure from environmental groups. … More: continued here
UPI NewsTrack BusinessUnited Press InternationalNEW YORK, June 13 (UPI) — The US economy is stabilizing when it comes to credit and consumer spending, eBay Inc. Chief Executive John Donahoe said. That holds true for eBay as well, which has not experienced further growth declines since February, … More: continued here
Man in mail protestTeleText, UKA Carlisle man is holding the Royal Mail to ransom after he was charged a £1 handling fee to retrieve a birthday card sent from his mother. Donald Huddart, of Lawson Street, is refusing to re-direct a letter he received for Lawson Street, Aspatria, … More: continued here
Stamps happy to have Browner backCanada.com, CanadaComing off an all-Canadian season and establishing himself as one of the league's elite shutdown cornerbacks, it was universally assumed that Browner was headed to the NFL (he'd never hidden those ambitions) after two seasons in Calgary, and the Stamps… More: continued here
Cumberland News Carlisle man holds letter 'hostage' until Royal Mail pays ransomCumberland News, UKBy Steph Johnson A Carlisle man is holding the Royal Mail to ransom in protest over its charges. Donald Huddart had to pay additional postage plus a £1 handling fee in order to retrieve a birthday card from his mum. He didn't mind…
Food stamp applications drop in Larimer CountyThe Coloradoan, COBy Trevor Hughes • For Loveland Connection • June 13, 2009 Food stamp applications in Larimer County plummeted more than 24 percent in May, offering some hope that the area economy is improving. According to county officials, 1007 people applied for … More: continued here
Duck stamps need to catch up to economyGoErie.com, PAAmong all of the costs of hunting, the one special stamp that gets relatively few complaints is the Federal Duck Stamp — more correctly but less often called the Federal Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp. Waterfowl hunters, it seems, … More: continued here
Live Up to Your Own Legacy, eBay Founding President Jeffrey Skoll …Business Wire (press release), CA(BUSINESS WIRE)–Write your epitaph and then work backwards to achieve it, eBay founding president, philanthropist, and media executive Jeffrey Skoll advised the graduates of Santa Clara University's three advanced-degree programs. … More: continued here
Post office for Phoenix homeless may stay openKSWT-TV, AZAP – June 13, 2009 4:14 AM ET PHOENIX (AP) – The US Postal Service is reconsidering its decision to cut all funding to a Phoenix post office that serves homeless clientele. The post office at Lodestar Day Resource Center, a 12-acre human-services …Post Office in Downtown Phoenix…